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burked

/bɜːkt/

翻译: 一个过时或罕用的形容词,指被压制、被隐瞒或被强行掩盖的,常用于指丑闻或调查被人为封锁、不让他人知晓的情况。

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adjective

/bɜːkt/formalbritish已废弃
  • zh一个过时或罕用的形容词,指被压制、被隐瞒或被强行掩盖的,常用于指丑闻或调查被人为封锁、不让他人知晓的情况。

An obsolete adjective meaning suppressed, hushed up, or stifled, often used in the context of a scandal or inquiry being deliberately concealed.

  1. Suppressed quietly or indirectlyC2formalbritish

    To have been prevented from being known, discussed, or published, often in a secretive or indirect manner.

    zh被压下的

    • The controversial report was burked by the committee to avoid public scandal.
    • Evidence of the accident was burked by the company's legal team.
    • The historian claimed that the true story had been burked for decades.

    同义词concealedhushed-upsilencedsmotheredsquelchedstifledsuppressed

    反义词airedbroadcastdisclosedpublicizedpublished